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Crustal Deformation Modelling by GNSS Measurements: Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey

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The Western and Southwestern Anatolia are located in a tectonically active region in Turkey (Fig. 1). Many studies have been conducted on the mechanism of fault systems of this region.

Major tectonic structures of the Southwestern Anatolia

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This research was financially supported by the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Agency (TUBITAK) with the project numbered 113Y004.

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Tiryakioglu, İ., Gulal, E., Solak, H.I., Ozkaymak, C. (2018). Crustal Deformation Modelling by GNSS Measurements: Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey. In: Kallel, A., Ksibi, M., Ben Dhia, H., Khélifi, N. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. EMCEI 2017. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_547

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